[aristeides]

German economy was still functioning reasonably well through 1944, despite being bombed a lot.

[habs4ever]

Germany was a basket case from 1938 onward.They pulled off a huge con in making many belive they were an economic miracle.It was a fraud, and they looted the Treasuries of Poland, Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia and Romania to stay afloat.They produced nothing but what was required for a war machine.

[tet68]

They never went to a "WAR" footing till late.
Speer wanted to but Hitler just couldn't bring himself to do it.
It wasn't until after Goerbels "Total War" speech that they
even moved in that direction.
Of course later Hitler wanted total destruction of the infrastructure, and Speer managed to prevent that.