In late August 1941, after the invasion of the Soviet Union, he was transferred to the Landeswehr Battalion 898 in Vilnius, then part of the Reichskommissariat Ostland German occupation zone. Schmid was reassigned to an office called Feldkommandantur 814, whose personnel were charged with collecting German soldiers who had been separated from their units and reassigning them.
In late August 1941, following Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Schmid was transferred to Vilnius, which was under German control. He was then reassigned to Feldkommandantur 814, where he played a key role in reuniting German soldiers who had become disconnected from their units.