Watching a lot of Vet's Day things on TV, and just thinking about other military history instances, and then seeing the cover of the latest "Empire" Comic... I had a thought.
Does anyone think there could be "Home Guard" Divisions of Imperial Troops comprised of the species native to any specific planet?
Perhaps not decked out in Stormtrooper armor like the character on the comic's cover, but perhaps in the Army Regular uniform like the AT-ST Driver's, or some such?
The German army utilized special divisions made up of foreign soldiers during World War II. Actually many of the troops defending the Atlantic Wall at Normandy were not German or Axis power nationals but were rather people drafted from countries taken by Germany/Italy.
This trend is common in warfare though... A series I love on the Military Channel is on Tuesdays and it's simply about World War I. It's amazing to see the diversity of troops "drafted" by other countries. Africans in German uniforms were something I considered, or there was an African French division that actually fought IN France during World War I, drafted from French colonies in Africa.
It made me wonder if the Empire would resort to a Neimoidian division... Or other species that aren't declared "hostile" maybe, like I couldn't see a Wookiee division (based on my own opinion of Wookiee's during the Classic Trilogy Era being almost like Jews under the thumb of the Axis powers), but like I could see species that are either indifferent to the Empire or who serve the Empire in some capacity being assimilated into the Imperial military, but still being kept separate entirely of what the Empire considers its main military body.
Any opinions on this? For customizers, that could make some REALLY cool custom options... Like a Neimoidian in an Imperial uniform... Maybe even a Neimoidian Liason Officer... I could even see them being given "human" CO's as a means of watching them... akin to the black regiments during the American Civil War who were commanded by white Officers.
Maybe it's just late and I'm thinking way too hard.