This research is important considering that the existence of the Plampitan village still holds many historical stories and the role of the struggle figures who took part in the movement against colonialism, which was able to make Plampitan an old village which became a living witness or residence of movement figures, silent witnesses of the fighters in defending the city of Surabaya. , so that it has historical value that can be used as a new tourist destination if it is known to the wider community. Based on the background above, the problem formulation is formulated as follows: (1) What was the condition of Plampitan Village, Surabaya in 1917-1945?; (2) Who are the movement figures in Plampitan Village, Surabaya?; (3) What was the role of Kampung Plampitan Surabaya for the leaders of the 1917-1945 movement? This research uses a historical research method which goes through several stages including topic selection, heuristics, verification, interpretation and historiography. The objectives are as follows: (1) To describe the condition of Plampitan Village, Surabaya in 1917-1945; (2) To describe the movement figures in Plampitan Village, Surabaya; (3) To describe the role of Kampung Plampitan Surabaya for the leaders of the Movement in 1917-1945.

              The results of this research show that the existence of Kampung Plampitan as one of the old villages in Surabaya still holds many historical stories related to its population who are active in history, related to movement figures who grew up and fought to represent Plampitan Surabaya for Indonesian independence. As for Raden Tjokrosoedarmo with his movements in Sarekat Islam and Djawa Dipa, then Dr. H. Roeslan Abdulgani who worked in Natipij and Young Indonesia, and Isbandiyah, a female fighter who took part in fighting against colonialism in the battle of 10 November 1945 in the city of Surabaya through the PPRI.

Keywords: The Role of Villages, Plampitan, Movement Figures.