Sheet braking device for braking sheets, in particular sheets of corrugated cardboard, transported in a transport direction, the sheet braking device comprising a) at least one holder; b) at least one sheet guide unit arranged adjacent to the at least one holder for guiding the sheets to be braked which are transported in the transport direction; and c) at least one sheet braking unit which i) is held by the at least one holder; ii) is arranged adjacent to the at least one sheet guide unit; iii) comprises at least one first sheet braking body - which has a first braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction; and iv) comprises at least one second sheet braking body - which has a second braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, v) wherein the at least one sheet braking unit is configured in such a way that when acting upon the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, the first braking region of the at least one first sheet braking body and the second braking region of the at least one second sheet braking body are spaced from each other in the transport direction during braking, characterized in that in their inactive states, the at least one first sheet braking body and the at least one second sheet braking body abut against each other at least partly in the transport direction. a) at least one holder; b) at least one sheet guide unit arranged adjacent to the at least one holder for guiding the sheets to be braked which are transported in the transport direction; and c) at least one sheet braking unit which i) is held by the at least one holder; ii) is arranged adjacent to the at least one sheet guide unit; iii) comprises at least one first sheet braking body - which has a first braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction; and iv) comprises at least one second sheet braking body - which has a second braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, v) wherein the at least one sheet braking unit is configured in such a way that when acting upon the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, the first braking region of the at least one first sheet braking body and the second braking region of the at least one second sheet braking body are spaced from each other in the transport direction during braking, i) is held by the at least one holder; ii) is arranged adjacent to the at least one sheet guide unit; iii) comprises at least one first sheet braking body - which has a first braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction; and - which has a first braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction; and iv) comprises at least one second sheet braking body - which has a second braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, - which has a second braking region to exert a braking force on the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, v) wherein the at least one sheet braking unit is configured in such a way that when acting upon the sheet to be braked which is transported in the transport direction, the first braking region of the at least one first sheet braking body and the second braking region of the at least one second sheet braking body are spaced from each other in the transport direction during braking,