Schmischke was born in Reichertswalde, East Prussia (today the village of Markowo, Ostróda County, Poland).
He worked at strengthening the internal cohesion of the Party and building a more efficient organization, and succeeded in forming several new local branches.
[2] On 1 September 1926, Schmischke's jurisdiction was enlarged by a merger with the two neighboring Gaue of Magdeburg and Elbe-Havel.
However, after differences developed between Schmischke and the Ortsgruppe (Local Group) in Dessau, he submitted his resignation on 28 February 1927.
In 1935 he became the department head in the Party's Office of Public Health in Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt.