In early May 1942, a convoy of French prisoners of war arrived at Biała Podlaska. They had been transferred from the penitentiary camp of Rawa-Ruska. At first, they were placed in so-called "red barracks" on Brzeska street. After a month, their camp was moved to Hola, near the Soviet prisoners of war. The prisoners were forced to work hard to repair the road leading from Biała Podlaska to Terespol on the border with Belarus. The camp was liquidated in October 1942. The estimated number of prisoners executed is 500. Unfortunately, the exact place of the execution has not been established.
A monument dedicated to the French prisoners stands in the forest near the E 30 road. A plaque with an inscription in French and in Polish is set on the stone monument: "Place of Hitlerite torment of the French prisoners of war in 1942".