Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa24 June 1942, Leie akagadzwa zviri pamutemo se "Gruppenkommandeur" (murwi weboka) weI. "Gruppe" yeJG 2. Leie nokudaro akatsiva "Hauptmann" Ignaz Prestele muchiitiko ichi uyo akanga aurayiwa muchiito musi wa 4 May 1942. Akaona chiito muhondo yemhepo ye
Dieppe Raid musi wa19 Nyamavhuvhu uye vakabvuma kuti Spitfire yakapfurwa kuchamhembe kweDieppe. Iyi yakanga iri nzvimbo yake yokupedzisira paWestern Front. Iye akapfurwa pasi uye akakuvadzwa, achibvisa Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-2 ("Werknummer" 0326<unk> nhamba yefekitari) kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweAbbeville.