The primary targets of this surprise offensive were the Baltic region, Moscow and Ukraine, with the ultimate goal of ending the 1941 campaign near the Arkhangelsk-Astrakhan line, from the Caspian to the White Seas.
Os principais obxectivos desta ofensiva sorpresa foron a rexión do Báltico, Moscova e Ucraína co obxectivo final de finalizar a campaña de 1941 preto da Liña Arkhangelsk-Astrakán, dende o Caspio ata o mar Branco.