High Command

[Legbreaker]

Initial orders would have to be along the lines of getting back to friendly lines while inflicting what damage was possible on the enemy along the way. Given the distances involved and slow pace of movement due to lack of fuel, etc I'd think actually reaching a point where reassignment becomes an issue probably wouldn't happen - evacuation on TF-34 would probably be well under way.
Once embarked, some amount of reorganisation may occur, and the easiest way to keep the PCs together may be a few promotions and possible NPC additions (who may just desert once hitting US soil).

[ChalkLine]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Initial orders would have to be along the lines of getting back to friendly lines while inflicting what damage was possible on the enemy along the way. Given the distances involved and slow pace of movement due to lack of fuel, etc I'd think actually reaching a point where reassignment becomes an issue probably wouldn't happen - evacuation on TF-34 would probably be well under way.
Once embarked, some amount of reorganisation may occur, and the easiest way to keep the PCs together may be a few promotions and possible NPC additions (who may just desert once hitting US soil).

I'm assuming the players 1) want to stay in Europe, and 2) want to stay together

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by ChalkLine

I'm assuming the players 1) want to stay in Europe, and 2) want to stay together

I may be wrong but aren't the only US units of note staying behind, which still obey higher command, part of XI Corps? These units are effectively cut off (more by terrain than enemy) and can't withdraw anyway.
Would seem to me that unless the PCs headed in that direction, the risk of their "unit" being broken up and reassigned would be fairly minimal.

[Olefin]

Also keep in mind that some units stayed behind and didnt leave Europe who made it back to Germany - and that some of the HQ units stayed behind and didnt join the evacuation - they may have done so to try to coordinate possibly getting the XI Corps back to friendly lines eventually

Other alternatives could be that Higher Command is now the DIA giving orders to any units that are still in Europe after the evacuation - say you get a radio working finally but now its too late to make it to the Omega evac - they would have orders for units or groups like that

And there is the other possible alternative - i.e. that you contact the CivGov units in Yugoslavia instead who give you orders to try to get to them to join them there

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Olefin

Also keep in mind that some units stayed behind and didnt leave Europe who made it back to Germany - and that some of the HQ units stayed behind and didnt join the evacuation - they may have done so to try to coordinate possibly getting the XI Corps back to friendly lines eventually

Possible, but highly doubtful. A look in Going Home shows virtually all units staying behind (except the XI Corps) have ceased obeying higher command and essentially gone rogue. Many of these units are attempting to carve out their own little kingdoms and would have absolutely no interest in assisting the XI Corps. In fact it would seem they'd be actively discouraging any movement of the XI Corps that brought them closer together.

[Olefin]

Not quite as bad as you state Leg - the HQ units that stayed behind specifically said that they had joined the German Army units as had a couple of the units that stayed as well - i.e. they werent going to abandon their German allies no matter what higher command said. Those units may have also stayed to help the XI Corps get at least back to Allied lines in the spring - which wouldnt be that hard considering the Soviet units were basically falling apart.

But you are right that several of the units did go rogue to specifically establish their own power bases - dont have my copy in front of me but I remember units at Fulda and in Austria and another that took over a German nuke plant that come specifically to mind.

Again the question is what about the CivGov units - they are still intact and still functioning and are not part of Omega

[Legbreaker]

Nearest Civgov units are in Serbia (or thereabouts) I believe.