Headlamp for vehicles with several groups of LED light sources, where the LED light sources in each case are formed into light patches (L1, L2, L3) and where the groups of the LED light sources extend in each case in the form of rows in a horizontal direction and with several optical units with different imaging characteristics, to which optical units a row of light sources is allocated in each case in such a way that the first light patches (L1) formed by a first optical unit are of a different size to light patches (L2) formed by a second optical unit , where a first partial light distribution (FL 1) is formed by the first light patches (L1) and a second partial light distribution (FL 2) is formed by the second light patch (L2) and such that the groups of LED light sources can be actuated in such a way that a specified overall light distribution is formed by overlapping of the partial light distributions (FL1, FL2, FL3), so that the optical units are formed in such a way that all light patches (L1, L2, L3) are of the same width (b) and that the light patches (L1, L2, L3) formed by the various optical units are of different heights (h1, h2, h3), characterized in that - the first optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the first light patches (L1) formed feature the same height (h1) for the creation of a basic high-beam distribution (FL1) - the second optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the second light patches (L2) formed feature a height (h2) for the creation of an upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) of a high-beam distribution (FL2), where the height (h2) of the second light patches (L2) is smaller than the height (h1) of the first light patch (L1), and where the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) is formed by an upper edge of the second light patch (L2), - the third optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the third light patches (L3) formed feature a height (h3) for the creation of a lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) of a high-beam distribution (FL2), that is arranged below the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1), where the height (h3) of the third light patches (L3) is smaller than the height (h1, h2) of the other light patches (L1, L2), where the lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) is formed by the upper edge of the third light patch (L3), - the high-beam distributions (FL1, FL2, FL3) to the overall light distribution can be overlapped, where the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) is above the lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) in a vertical direction. - the first optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the first light patches (L1) formed feature the same height (h1) for the creation of a basic high-beam distribution (FL1) - the second optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the second light patches (L2) formed feature a height (h2) for the creation of an upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) of a high-beam distribution (FL2), where the height (h2) of the second light patches (L2) is smaller than the height (h1) of the first light patch (L1), and where the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) is formed by an upper edge of the second light patch (L2), - the third optical unit features such imaging characteristics that the third light patches (L3) formed feature a height (h3) for the creation of a lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) of a high-beam distribution (FL2), that is arranged below the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG1), where the height (h3) of the third light patches (L3) is smaller than the height (h1, h2) of the other light patches (L1, L2), where the lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) is formed by the upper edge of the third light patch (L3), - the high-beam distributions (FL1, FL2, FL3) to the overall light distribution can be overlapped, where the upper light-dark cut-off line (HDG2) is above the lower light-dark cut-off line (HDG1) in a vertical direction. <EOS>