The German people themselves certainly preferred the western allies.
The Russians brought vengeance. The Americans brought candy bars.
That they did. Thus, two of the largest man-caused maritime disaster in history were Russian planes and submarines sinking ships full of German refugees fleeing Prussia for the west in the closing days of the war.
The Germans made a fascinating movie in 2005 based on extensive interviews with one of Hitler's surviving secretaries who was in the bunker, surviving documents and others. The scene with his war council over the loss of the Battle of the Bulge is used in many You-Tube parodies. While crazy, he wasn't stupid and the film makes clear that he preferred rule by the Soviets.
One of the final telling scenes, just days before his own suicide, is when he goes on a rampage when finding out that Martin Bormann is trying to negotiate a separate surrender with the western allies. Livid, he orders that Bormann be located and shot for his unauthorized free-lancing. When informed that Bormann has fled and cannot be located, he then orders that his aide be located and shot in his place. And it is done.
Hitler absolutely hated playing on defense. Hence, his desperate 11th hour throw of the dice attack in the Ardennes Forest in December 1944. The Allies traditionally left this sector lightly defended and therefore it is always n inviting target for German offensives on the Western Front. What was truly stunning in this battle was the new German Tiger II or King Tiger tank. Even bigger than a regular Tiger Tank, the American Sherman tanks were pea-shooters in comparison. The Germans had two big problems with these monster tanks: They could not mass produce enough of them, and they were also huge gas hogs at a time when Germany was desperately short on fuel.