Трамвај, фијакер и бицикл: саобраћајна свакодневица у окупираном Београду 1941. године

English title: Tram, Carriage and Bicycle: Everyday Traffic in Occupied Belgrade in 1941

The article analyzes changes in the traffic system of occupied Belgrade in 1941 as an important dimension of wartime everyday life. The April bombing, the destruction of urban infrastructure, the establishment of German occupation rule, and the introduction of new regulations on movement disrupted pre-war urban routines and created a new regime of daily life.

Railways, bridges, river transport, trams, bicycles, carriages, horse-drawn vehicles, and walking became part of a system of surveillance, restriction, and adaptation. Entering and leaving the city was controlled, travel was conditioned by permits, and movement through the streets was limited by curfews, prohibited zones, and the constant presence of occupation authorities.

Public transport revealed the new hierarchy of the occupied city. German soldiers held a privileged position, Jews were banned from using trams, while the local population faced crowding, shortages, fines, inspections, and the forced acceptance of new rules of conduct.

Everyday traffic shows how occupation penetrated the most ordinary actions of urban life. Movement through the city was no longer only a practical necessity, but also a visible sign of power relations, obedience, fear, resistance, and survival.