Battery having • a battery cell assembly and • a battery management system, wherein the battery management system has an electronic switching device having the following features: a. it comprises an electrical line branch in which at least two semiconductor switching elements (T1, T2, T3, T4) are connected in series in the opposite orientation; b. the semiconductor switching elements (T1, T2, T3, T4) are designed to be able to block a current flow in the line branch in one direction in each case; c. one end of the line branch is connected to a pole of the battery cell assembly , and another end of the line branch is configured to be connected to a voltage source ; d. at least one of the semiconductor switching elements (T2) has, inside the line branch, an orientation which allows it to block a charging current when charging the battery cell assembly ; e. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T2) for blocking the charging current is arranged in a first part of the line branch; f. at least one of the semiconductor switching elements (T1, T3, T4) has, inside the line branch, an orientation which allows it to block a current in the discharging direction when discharging the battery cell assembly ; g. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T1, T3, T4) for blocking the current in the discharging direction is arranged in a second part of the line branch; h. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T2) for blocking the charging current is adapted to the largest possible voltage load which possibly occurs in the first part in the charging direction; i. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T1, T3, T4) for blocking the current in the discharging direction is adapted to the largest possible voltage load which possibly occurs in the second part in the discharging direction; characterized in that : j. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T1, T3, T4) for blocking the current in the discharging direction in the second part of the line branch has a higher dielectric strength than the at least one semiconductor switching element (T2) for blocking the charging current in the first part of the line branch . • a battery cell assembly and • a battery management system, a. it comprises an electrical line branch in which at least two semiconductor switching elements (T1, T2, T3, T4) are connected in series in the opposite orientation; b. the semiconductor switching elements (T1, T2, T3, T4) are designed to be able to block a current flow in the line branch in one direction in each case; c. one end of the line branch is connected to a pole of the battery cell assembly , and another end of the line branch is configured to be connected to a voltage source ; d. at least one of the semiconductor switching elements (T2) has, inside the line branch, an orientation which allows it to block a charging current when charging the battery cell assembly ; e. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T2) for blocking the charging current is arranged in a first part of the line branch; f. at least one of the semiconductor switching elements (T1, T3, T4) has, inside the line branch, an orientation which allows it to block a current in the discharging direction when discharging the battery cell assembly ; g. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T1, T3, T4) for blocking the current in the discharging direction is arranged in a second part of the line branch; h. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T2) for blocking the charging current is adapted to the largest possible voltage load which possibly occurs in the first part in the charging direction; i. the at least one semiconductor switching element (T1, T3, T4) for blocking the current in the discharging direction is adapted to the largest possible voltage load which possibly occurs in the second part in the discharging direction; <EOS>