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Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/6/2014 10:09:25 PM

bob.

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Just curious if this means they were mixed Wehrmacht-SS units or something?

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RE: Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/6/2014 10:12:01 PM

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They are non-elite SS units.. No bonus for them...

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RE: Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/6/2014 11:30:45 PM

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Hello

Some Waffen SS units where formed from foreign volunteers and conscripts. Some where also prisoners of war. As a result certain SS units performed not so well.

Maybe a quick overview:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen-SS_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts

Omat

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RE: Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/7/2014 12:33:16 AM

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ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

They are non-elite SS units.. No bonus for them...

All Germans were elite and should get a bonus

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RE: Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/7/2014 5:12:21 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Pelton

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

They are non-elite SS units.. No bonus for them...

All Germans were elite and should get a bonus

I'm playing my first game as the Germans, so I agree 100 %!
Maybe Germans as Elite and Elite SS as Elite Elite?

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RE: Why are some SS units black and grey? - 12/7/2014 5:41:21 PM

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there plenty on none elite divisions in the OOB, if you look at it maybe only a very small percentage are even elite line troops with most being secondary or standard types, any units that gets replacements rarely even ever get back to elite status right away or at all with attrition etc it lowers not only morale but efficiency as well, while in name and paper it sounds good but in practice they didn't always fight the same until retrained, rested and refit...

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