It's my understanding that the Waffen SS were front line troops and would have probably been issued the same as the army, I remember reading simewhere that the did favour Browning HP's and Radoms if Lugers and P38 were unavailable. This makes a good deal of sense from a logistical standpoint. Einsatztruppen (occupying troops), Sicherheitsdienst (SD), Sonderabteilungen (special units) or the GP (Geheimpolezi)were all basically lines of communication troops, they would have been issued what ever was available, very likely they had a large percentage of Fremdenpistole (I think that's the spelling) taken from other nations following German. conquest. Just my thoughts.
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