Konec aprila 1941, manj kot mesec dni po nacistični zasedbi in le tri dni po Hitlerjevem obisku mesta, so mariborski komunisti na tem mestu izvedli prvo uporniško akcijo proti okupatorju.
On this spot, at the end of April 1941, less than a month after nazi occupation and only three days after Hitler's visit to the city, the communists from Maribor carried out the first resistance action against occupying force.