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When the Red Army liberated Zaolzie in early May 1945, local population, in majority ethnically Polish, organized self-government and declared the area as part of Poland. It was not until July that Czech administration took over, after Stalin's decision about Zaolzie.
Article about it (in Polish) on page 6 - http://www.nowe.siemianowice.pl/archiwum/2013_01_23.pdf
More about it in this article: http://www.zaolzie.org/zaolzie2008/200805/PBI200805.htm
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