Operation Grand Slam
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Operation Grand Slam is the fictional criminal plot in the James Bond story "Goldfinger" involving a plan to sabotage the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox to profit from the ensuing economic chaos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Grand Slam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Operation Grand Slam Context triple: [Auric Goldfinger, notableScheme, Operation Grand Slam]
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A.
Operation Magistral
Operation Magistral was a major late-1987 Soviet offensive in the Soviet–Afghan War aimed at breaking the mujahideen siege of Khost by reopening key supply routes.
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B.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Blockbuster
Operation Blockbuster was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 aimed at breaking through German defenses in the Rhineland during the final stages of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Grand Slam Target entity description: Operation Grand Slam is the fictional criminal plot in the James Bond story "Goldfinger" involving a plan to sabotage the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox to profit from the ensuing economic chaos.
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A.
Operation Magistral
Operation Magistral was a major late-1987 Soviet offensive in the Soviet–Afghan War aimed at breaking the mujahideen siege of Khost by reopening key supply routes.
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B.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Blockbuster
Operation Blockbuster was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 aimed at breaking through German defenses in the Rhineland during the final stages of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional criminal plot
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fictional event ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Goldfinger (1964 film)
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linked to:
Goldfinger
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| antagonistPlanOf | Auric Goldfinger ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | James Bond ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Goldfinger ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Oddjob ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Auric Enterprises ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Auric Goldfinger
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Chinese government (film version) ⓘ |
| codename | Grand Slam ⓘ |
| consequenceIfSuccessful |
dramatic increase in value of Goldfinger’s own gold holdings
ⓘ
massive devaluation of Western currencies ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Fleming ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Eon Productions James Bond film series
ⓘ
Ian Fleming James Bond novels ⓘ
linked to:
James Bond novels by Ian Fleming
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| firstAppearanceWork |
Goldfinger (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Goldfinger
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| firstAppearanceYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
to profit from economic chaos in the West
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to sabotage the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| method |
manipulation of gold markets
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use of a nuclear device in the Fort Knox area (film version) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central plot device in Goldfinger ⓘ |
| opposedByCharacter | James Bond ⓘ |
| risk | radioactive contamination of U.S. gold reserves (film version) ⓘ |
| targetAsset | U.S. gold reserve ⓘ |
| targetCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| targetLocation |
Fort Knox
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linked to:
Fort Knox installation
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| thwartedBy | James Bond ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Grand Slam Description of subject: Operation Grand Slam is the fictional criminal plot in the James Bond story "Goldfinger" involving a plan to sabotage the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox to profit from the ensuing economic chaos.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
film "Goldfinger"