Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Sukotjo a ranar 18 ga Disamba, 1927 a Kertosono, Java. Bayan da
mika wuya na sojojin Japan a Indonesia a 1945, Sukotjo ya sami daya daga cikin bindigogi da Jafananci suka bari a baya. "A lokacin da na fara fada" ya ce game da farkon sa hannu a yaƙin. A ranar 9 ga Agusta 1947 ya gama karatunsa a matsayin jami'i a matsayin vaandrig (officer cadet). A wannan lokacin ya shiga cikin masu tsaron gidan Sukarno kuma yana tare da shi yayin mika wuya a Yogyakarta. A shekarar 1952 Sukotjo ya kai matsayin Laftanar. Ya yi ritaya daga aikin soja a matsayin Manjo Janar.