An overcurrent protection device for a circuit to be monitored, comprising at least one trigger unit, which is configured for an interruption of the circuit in at least one trigger situation and which comprises at least one conductor section which is configured for a conduction of a current to be monitored, at least one conductive trigger element, which comprises at least one thermo magnetically-shiftable material configured for a magnetically change in dependence on the temperature induced by a current that flows through the conductor section, a conductive magnetic module, a conductive magnetic core, said conductive magnetic module being movable between only two positions, that is a first position faced against said conductive trigger element permitting the conduction of the current through the conductor section and a second position faced against said conductive magnetic core breaking the conduction of the current through the conductor section, as a result of a magnetic force, said overcurrent protection device using neither mechanical spring return force nor gravity effect.