Autobahn construction did not provide the lorry factories needed to exploit the road network fully. Germany continued to depend heavily on railways, without sufficient redundancy. Synthetic-fuel investment also failed to deliver the intended output. Production sites and capabilities were insufficiently dispersed to sustain supply when problems occurred.
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Why roads alone could not sustain German wartime logistics
Autobahns required lorries, and railways and fuel plants needed enough redundancy to keep supplies moving after disruption.