On 16 August after the Castglione campaign, Schübirz was ordered to march two battalions of the "Deutschmeister" Infantry Regiment Nr. 4 and two squadrons of the "Erdödy" Hussar Regiment Nr. 11 to hold Pontebba, a strategic point in northeastern Italy. The trek took two weeks but as soon as he arrived there, he was recalled to Bassano del Grappa. This march took an additional two weeks, but by this time the Battle of Bassano was fought on 8 September.