Much ado about nothing. I never carried a pistol in combat, even when it was my assigned weapon. Only a rifle did what I needed done. Those who truly need a pistol for something other than as a symbol of authority or as a personal defense weapon already have what they want. Special Operations forces choose the weapon that they want and they often choose a Sig Sauer in various chamberings. When I was spending my own money, I bought a Sig Sauer P228R in 9mm. Don’t quite know why the Army chose the Berreta over the Sig, but they did and its been OK. My list of stuff that I need/want would be pretty long by the time I got around to picking what pistol I needed.
The Beretta and the SIG were the only two to pass the tests. Interestingly the original ones by the Air Force and the later ones by the Army all came to the same conclusion.
Beretta won the contract because they made a better offer.
I have seen photos of German Waffen SS men carrying the Browning Hi-Power. I have also read that it was a favorite of theirs.
At the time Beretta had a US plant, SIG did not. They do now.
Colonel Jeff Cooper, "the father of modern combat pistol shooting" once said that a handgun was a defensive weapon, while the rifle was an offensive weapon. And that "A handgun is merely a weapon used to fight your way back to your rifle."
Mark