Avalanche Press has some fun articles on their site supporting units that didn't quite make the cut in some of their games.
A Bucket of Nothing: The U.S. Army's Austrian Battalion (http://www.avalanchepress.com/Austrian101st.php)
Norway's Bravest Sons (http://www.avalanchepress.com/99thInfantry.php)
and
150th Panzer Brigade (http://www.avalanchepress.com/150thPanzer.php)
are amusingly linked together