You always hear just about the camps and everything but what was holding germany up? Who were the workers?
You might be interested in some threads from the FAQ sections on "Daily Life in Nazi Germany":
Daily Life in Nazi Germany
What was life in Germany like in the month between Hitler's death and Germany's surrender? - 37 comments, over 1 year old.
The commenters here bring up and summarize interviews, films, documentaries, and books on the life in Nazi Germany during its final days.
I'm an upper-middle class German civilian living in Nazi Germany in 1941. I have some questions about my life (text inside) - 3 comments, over 11 months old.
Most of the original poster's questions go unanswered, but a specialist chimes in here to discuss the types and production quality of films available in the 3^rd Reich (with multiple links for viewing) for public consumption.
What was a day in the life of a schoolboy in Nazi Germany? What was studied? Are there any translated text books on things like racial theory or history? How do they compare to reality? - 17 comments, over 1 year old.
A commenter gives an overview of the topic with particular emphasis on how Nazi racial views, militarism, and other touchstones underlined the curriculum and education for German students during the 3^rd Reich. The same commenter also provides a brief timeline of Nazi changes to education in the pre-war period.
As long as you weren't of a persecuted class, and you kept in line, were you likely to live a good life in Nazi Germany? - 20 comments, over 1 month old.
The commenters here talk mostly about the political and economic happenings that supported the life of average, non-persecuted German citizens in pre-war Nazi Germany without getting into the finer details and also give some recommended reading material on both the economics and daily life under Nazi Germany.