It was named after Viktor Verbovsky, the commander of the company of Russian pilots which were fighting in the area at the time of liberating Belgrade from the Germans in the last stages of World War II, and all of them were killed by the Nazi forces.
The place is named in honor of Viktor Verbovsky, who led a group of Russian pilots fighting against German forces near Belgrade at the end of World War II. All members of his unit died at the hands of Nazi soldiers.