Karl Emil Oskar Beier (29 November 1893 in

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– 12 May 1985 in

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) was a German

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politician and SS-

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(Major) during the

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(1938–1945). From 1940 to 1945, he was the mayor of

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, Czechoslovakia. Beier was put into place for Josef Hinner, who was deposed for being "too soft" on Czech officials. As mayor, he initiated the annexation of 12 municipalities into Ostrava ( Heřmanice, Hrabová, Hrušov, Kunčice,

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, Muglinov, Nová Bělá, Radvanice,

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, Stará Bělá, and Výškovice). He also established the mining museum and expanded road communications. Beier wrote the book ''Mährish Ostrau'', which was published in

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by the SS in 1942. After the liberation of Ostrava, he was briefly replaced by Josef Lampa.

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