Ilia Kotlovich was born in Kremenchug, Ukraine (USSR), 1922 to Shmul and Khana. Prior to WWII he lived in Pochep, Russia (USSR). During the war he was in the Soviet armed forces. Ilia was killed in military service in WWII. Place of death: Novgorod City,Leningrad,Russia (USSR), Russia (USSR), 05/04/1942.
Among the Jewish soldiers killed in WWII, especially in the Red Army, tens of thousands were singled out and murdered as Jews while in captivity as prisoners of war.