Battery module having reduced total inductance

A battery module (1) comprising

• at least two battery cells (2) that comprise in each case a first connection (3) and a second connection (4),
• connection connecting elements (7) for electrically connecting the at least two battery cells (2), wherein each connection connecting element (7) connects a first connection (3) of a first battery cell (2-i) to a second connection (4) of a second battery cell (2-(i+1)),
• a first terminal connection (9) and a second terminal connection (11) for connecting the battery module (1) to external circuitry,
• a first terminal connection connecting element (8) for electrically connecting the first terminal connection (9) to a first terminal (5) of the battery module (1), wherein the first terminal (5) is embodied by way of a first connection (3-1) of a first battery cell (2-1), and
• a second terminal connection connecting element (10) for electrically connecting the second terminal connection (11) to a second terminal (6) of the battery module (1), wherein the second terminal (6) is embodied by way of a second connection (4-12) of a second battery cell (2-12),
• wherein the second terminal connection connecting element (10) is embodied in a planar manner and arranged in such a manner that a surface thereof extends at a spaced disposition from and fundamentally parallel to the connection connecting elements (7) and covers said elements at least partially, and that during the operation of the battery module (1) a current flows through the second terminal connection connecting element (10), the direction of said current being fundamentally opposite to a current flow direction in the connection connecting elements (7).