Except when it comes to choosing 20th century political leadership, and a few other things, the Germans are usually a very practical people. 
Captured equipment that worked, was used at lot, both in rear areas and in ground combat. In some cases there were entire units formed and equipped with captured equipment, or even German modified captured equipment.
Quite a bit of the SP guns GIs faced in France were German conversions of French tank hulls. IF they captured enough to make it worth while, Germany manufactured ammunition and made training manuals for foreign equipment in German service.
French small arms got used in France, because they (and their ammo) was there. Secondary / support troops got them, so that they were armed, without costing anything, including transport costs.
Volksturm units were raised in the last years of the war, and got issued whatever there was left to issue. Kind of the the opposite of the British Home Guard in 1940.
The British formed the units and they trained with pitchforks, shovels and brooms waiting for production /foreign aid to replace them with actual arms, the Volksturm was on the other end of the scale, being armed as well as Germany could manage at the beginning, and going down to what ever was left by the end.
If you want "proof" Germany used foreign arms, just watch Hogan's Heroes. Sgt Schultz had a KRAG rifle!
Captured equipment that worked, was used at lot, both in rear areas and in ground combat. In some cases there were entire units formed and equipped with captured equipment, or even German modified captured equipment.
Quite a bit of the SP guns GIs faced in France were German conversions of French tank hulls. IF they captured enough to make it worth while, Germany manufactured ammunition and made training manuals for foreign equipment in German service.
French small arms got used in France, because they (and their ammo) was there. Secondary / support troops got them, so that they were armed, without costing anything, including transport costs.
Volksturm units were raised in the last years of the war, and got issued whatever there was left to issue. Kind of the the opposite of the British Home Guard in 1940.
The British formed the units and they trained with pitchforks, shovels and brooms waiting for production /foreign aid to replace them with actual arms, the Volksturm was on the other end of the scale, being armed as well as Germany could manage at the beginning, and going down to what ever was left by the end.
If you want "proof" Germany used foreign arms, just watch Hogan's Heroes. Sgt Schultz had a KRAG rifle!