They should have done this instead...
Volksgrenadiers- a military division that was unique for its unusually high frequency of automatic weaponry. In game they get none of this, have no opportunity to attain SMG's, LMGs or assault rifles unless they pick them off the ground, and instead get panzershreks which in itself doesn't make a lot of sense.
Not this...
Volksgrenadiers occupy the same class of soldier as soviet conscripts (why they're called conscripts I don't know. Every army features soldiers who would have been conscripted into service) yet at vet are some of the most durable infantry in the game and with the right commanders get the best general use grenade(s). Oh, and they can salvage wrecks for fuel.
It's just silly they can do this kind of things.