It is located on the territory of the commune of Warlencourt-Eaucourt and slightly north of a minor road to Gueudecourt and Eaucourt l'Abbaye .

Gueudecourt village lies Placing on the Le Sars–Le Transloy road , north-east of Flers and north-west of Lesbœufs .

Behind Gueudecourt lay open Openness country which had hardly been shelled Attack with Le Barque in the middle distance and then Bapaume beyond .

During the Battle Hostile_encounter of Flers–Courcelette the Germans were forced back from Flers and the survivors retired to , a defence Defending line which ran in front of Gueudecourt .

Gueudecourt became Becoming a backwater until 1918 , when the village was lost Earnings_and_losses on 24 March during Operation Michael , the German spring offensive and was recaptured Conquering for the last time on 28 August , by the 17th Division , during the Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Bapaume .