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of wounded personnel awaiting evacuation, provided in each case that a situation of emergencyrequires such use. 34911.18.7 Requisitions of Private Enemy Property. Although private enemy property maynot be confiscated, it may be subject to requisition, which is the method of taking private enemyreal (immovable) and personal (movable) property for the needs of the army of occupation. 350Requisitions in kind and services shall not be demanded from municipalities orinhabitants except for the needs of the army of occupation. They shall be in proportion to theresources of the country, and of such a nature as not to involve the inhabitants in the obligationof taking part in military operations against their own country. 35111.18.7.1 Method of Requisitioning. Requisitions must be made under theauthority of the commander in the locality. 352 No prescribed method is fixed, but if practicable,requisitions should be accomplished through the local authorities by systematic collection inbulk. They may be made direct by detachments if local authorities fail or if circumstancespreclude resort to such authorities. 35311.18.7.2 Types of Property That May Be Requisitioned. Goods and services thatare necessary for the maintenance of the occupation army (e.g., fuel, food, clothing, buildingmaterials, machinery, tools, vehicles, furnishings for quarters) may be requisitioned. Billeting offorces in occupied areas is also authorized. 354349 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 405c (“Religious Buildings, Shrines, and Consecrated Places. In thepractice of the United States, religious buildings, shrines, and consecrated places employed for worship are usedonly for aid stations, medical installations, or for the housing of wounded personnel awaiting evacuation, providedin each case that a situation of emergency requires such use.”).350 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PAMPHLET 27-161-2, II International Law, 181 (Oct. 23, 1962) (“Requisition is themethod of taking private enemy movable and immovable property for the needs of the army of occupation.”); VONGLAHN, THE OCCUPATION OF ENEMY TERRITORY 165 (“Requisition is the term used for the demand of a supply ofall kinds of articles needed by an army such as foodstuffs, clothing, horses, transportation and means oftransportation, and buildings.”).351 HAGUE IV REG. art. 52 (“Requisitions in kind and services shall not be demanded from municipalities orinhabitants except for the needs of the army of occupation. They shall be in proportion to the resources of thecountry, and of such a nature as not to involve the inhabitants in the obligation of taking part in military operationsagainst their own country.”).352 HAGUE IV REG. art. 52 (“Such requisitions and services shall only be demanded on the authority of thecommander in the locality occupied.”).353 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 415 (“Requisitions must be made under the authority of the commander inthe locality. No prescribed method is fixed, but if practicable requisitions should be accomplished through the localauthorities by systematic collection in bulk. They may be made direct by detachments if local authorities fail or ifcircumstances preclude resort to such authorities.”).354 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 412b (“What May Be Requisitioned. Practically everything may berequisitioned under this article that is necessary for the maintenance of the army, such as fuel, food, clothing,building materials, machinery, tools, vehicles, furnishings for quarters, etc. Billeting of troops in occupied areas isalso authorized.”).797