Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Bhiriji racho rakavakwa muna 1942, panguva yaitongwa neGermany, nokuti bhiriji rimwe chete rakanga rapfuura rwizi rwaSava panguva iyoyo rakanga raparadzwa. Nokuda kwechikonzero ichocho, chinangwa chebhiriji racho chaiva chokufambisa pakati pemhenderekedzo mbiri dzorwizi. Kuvakwa kwebhiriji kwakarongwa kuiswa pamusoro perwizi Tisa pedyo neŽabalj, asi kuparadzwa kweKing Aleksandar bridge nemaGerman panguva ye
kubhomba kweBelgrade musi wa6 April 1941, kwakatungamirira kukuvakwa kwezvivako zvisere pamusoro perwizi Sava. Yakadimburwa-dimburwa ndokuendeswa kuBelgrade. Bhiriji racho rakagadzirwa uye rakavakwa nekambani yokuDortmund, kuGermany. Chivako chesimbi chinotsigira, chakanga chakaita separabhorosi, chakaiswa pamapango emapuranga enguva pfupi uye zambuko racho rakanga rapedzwa zvizere mumwedzi mitanhatu. Nemhaka yokuvaka kwayo kwakareruka, zambuko racho rakanga richiri risina kukwana nokuda kwemichina inorema nemotokari, saka vaGermany vakasarudza kugadzirisa Old Railway Bridge.