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Originally Posted by Turboswede
I like the idea of “local recruitmentâ€. I am sure it would be avoided through 1996-1997, but once the road and rail networks were destroyed it would be a waste of effort to integrate stragglers back into national units if there were none available in the immediate area. If you think about the allies operations during the Normandy invasion it was not uncommon to find a raiding unit behind the German lines made up of US Airborne troops, British Paras and French resistance fighters and an interpreter from the free French forces.
Of course once the invasion was resolved and the allied bridgehead established, the old units would be reformed. During the Twilight War I doubt there would be much time for reorganization. If a US unit came across a lone SAS commando or German Jager, I think that they might be integrated into the US unit if the nearest British or German HQ were over (say) 150km away, that’s a long walk.
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Well this much as was part of the state of units as much. Many had pick allied troops here and there. Also others in the West at least had started to recruit locals too, which is another reason why some units were refusing to move on costly offensives in 1999 and 2000. They didn't want to alienate their recruitment base, but then again that another story in itself.