Germany’s armed forces are facing significant personnel problems as the ranks age and the military struggles to win new recruits, according to a damning report presented to parliament on Tuesday. Despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s announcement in 2022 of major new investments in defence, the military continues to struggle with equipment shortages and infrastructure problems as well, according to Eva Högl, Germany’s commissioner for the armed forces. “The force continues to age and shrink,” Högl wrote in her 2023 annual report, which was published in Berlin on Tuesday. Several German military uni…